Wisconsin Statutes
§ 172.02 — Taking up animal; notice.
Wisconsin § 172.02
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 172Animals distrained or doing damage
Subch.subch. I of ch. 172 SUBCHAPTER I
ANIMALS DISTRAINED
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 172.02 (2026).
Text
172.02 Any person finding any animal described in s. 172.01 running at large may take it up, but shall within 7 days after taking up the animal notify the owner, if known to the person, and request the owner to pay all reasonable charges for the animal’s keeping, together with the forfeiture required under s. 172.01 for taking up, and take the animal away within 5 days after being so notified.
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Legislative History
172.02 History History: 1993 a. 482 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Nearby Sections
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§ 172.01
Animals not to run at large.§ 172.012
Exemption.§ 172.015
Livestock on highways; penalty.§ 172.02
Taking up animal; notice.§ 172.03
Notice, if owner unknown.§ 172.04
Appraisal of animals.§ 172.06
Ownership by finder; sale.§ 172.07
Penalties.§ 172.08
Rams may be taken up; liability.§ 172.51
Animals distrained; proceedings.§ 172.52
Appraisal.§ 172.53
Impounding; care; expense.§ 172.54
Time and notice of sale.§ 172.55
Sale of animal not impounded.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Wisconsin § 172.02, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wi/172.02.